Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: The Political Thought of African American Resistance 1
6. 1. David Walker, Frederick Douglass, and the Abolitionist Democratic Vision 22
7. 2. Ida B. Wells, The Antilynching Movement, and the Politics of Seeing 59
8. 3. Huey Newton, The Black Panthers, and the Decolonization of America 88
9. 4. Angela Davis, Prison Abolition, and the End of the American Carceral State 119
10. Conclusion: The Future of Resistance 150
11. Notes 161
12. Bibliography 203
13. Index 219